Comparison

Focus D vs Sync

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Focus D

Features
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A Pomodoro timer that rewards you for building focus. You know the feeling. You picked up your phone to do one thing, and 20 minutes vanished. Focus isn't a personality trait β€” it's a skill. Skills are trainable. Focus D combines three things into one loop: β€’ Timer β€” Time-box your work. Start small, build momentum. β€’ Tasks β€” Break it down. One thing at a time. No cognitive overload. β€’ Rewards β€” Satisfy yourself. Earn tomatoes, redeem them for wishlist items you set yourself. This isn't just another timer. It's built on BJ Fogg's Behavior Model: Motivation + Ability + Prompt. Most Pomodoro apps give you a timer and a notification β€” that covers Ability and Prompt, but they leave Motivation entirely to you. Now, Focus D closes the loop. What makes Focus D different: β€’ A complete focus training system, not just a countdown β€’ Wishlist rewards create incentive β€” earn what you care about β€’ Task management built in β€” no app switching β€’ Deep analytics in three sections β€” Daily snapshot, Trends over time, Insights that discover your patterns β€’ Clean, native design. No account required. Your data stays on your device. β€’ Live Activity & Dynamic Island support From the developer: I led an employee incentive management project before building Focus D. I saw firsthand how motivation systems change behavior β€” when you align ability, motivation, and the right nudge, people transform. I applied that same thinking here. This is the app I needed when I was the one scrolling. Focus D is the first app from DA3H. More tools are coming. Built for people who want to spend their time better. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sync

This app helps you compare your planned schedule with your actual daily activities. It visualizes where your time goes, highlighting discrepancies and helping you identify time-wasting habits. Integrate with Apple Health and Calendar for automatic tracking.

Highlights
  • Dual timeline for plan vs. actual
  • One-tap confirmation of planned activities
  • Habit and repeat plan creation
  • Real-time timer tracking
  • Goal setting and to-do lists
  • Apple Health and Calendar integration
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Few days go exactly as planned. Sync lines up your plan and what you actually did on one timeline, and shows where they part. After a week, the hours that always slip become obvious. Plan your day in the morning, record what you did in the evening, and the two tracks line up side by side. Time that went as planned and time that drifted show in color. β–  Two tracks Plan and actual share one time axis. Drag over the hours, pick an activity, done. β–  One tap to confirm When a plan ends, a notification and a confirm card offer three buttons: Record as planned Β· Adjust and record Β· Skip. The buttons are right on the Lock Screen and in widgets. β–  Repeats and habits Turn a plan into a repeat or a habit as you save it. When you edit a repeating plan, choose "Save for this day only" or "Save for all future days." Plans that run past midnight save in one go. β–  Timer Start a timer and the actual track grows in real time. Stop it from the Lock Screen or the Dynamic Island. β–  Goals and to-dos Set weekly, monthly, or yearly time goals per activity and they fill in from your actuals. To-dos can have both a scheduled day and a deadline. β–  Apple Health, Calendar, Reminders Connect Apple Health (HealthKit) and your workouts and sleep β€” from Apple Watch or any app that writes to Health β€” flow into the actual track automatically. Read-only: Sync never writes to Health. Calendar events show beneath the plan track; choose which calendars to show, and the activity is picked for you when you import an event. To-dos stay in sync with a Reminders list. β–  Close the day Close your day before bed to see your Sync and time per activity, and leave a one-line note. β–  iPhone and iPad On iPad, Sync uses views made for the larger screen. Turn on iCloud sync to keep records in step on an iPhone and iPad signed in to the same Apple Account. Sync works only between Apple devices. Your records are stored on your device. With iCloud sync on, they move only through your own iCloud. No sign-up, no server of ours.

Screenshots

Focus D4 screens
Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focus D at Free against Sync's $4.99. Sync's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Focus D is free to download; Sync costs $4.99 up front. Focus D sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus D ships an update fortnightly, Sync weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Focus D versus Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus DSync
PriceFree β€” better$4.99
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
Monetizationβ€”Paid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAT HO CHAN037

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus D

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$22.99
None

Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus D free?
Focus D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync free?
Sync costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus D or Sync have ads?
Neither Focus D nor Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus D or Sync?
Focus D ships an update fortnightly, and Sync weekly. Most recently, Focus D was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sync on October 29, 2026.

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